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In just two years Winnipeg’s eerie-elegant Fort Garry Hotel will turn one hundred. A century is long time to tally up ghost stories, and the Fort Garry has its share. According to local folklore (and a slew of online claims), a woman was killed—or, alternately, killed herself—in room 202 of the hotel. Websites with user comments tell stories of ghosts seen by visitors, including an oft-retold tale of former liberal MP Brenda Chamberlain woken by spirits during a visit. If guests don’t receive the haunting they’re hoping for, they are likely to still enjoy the stay—this heritage hotel is full of old world presence and charm.

On April 23, 1903, the town of Frank, Alberta, became the Frank Slide. The adjacent Turtle Mountain literally fell on top the sleeping town. Seventy-six were reported dead. Many more bodies may remain under the un-touched wreckage of the town. These corpses are the source of ghoststoriesabout Frank Slide and the surrounding Crowsnest Pass. The site is beautiful to boot—even staunch non-believers should feel a sense of awe on a visit to this lengthy stretch of creepy Rocky Mountain crumble.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is said to be haunted by Vikings. L’Anse Aux Meadows became a Norse settlement in AD 1,000. People tell stories online of a longboat seen in the ocean along L’Anse Aux Meadows and screams heard in a nearby forest. According to the stories, the site’s hauntings only happen on the anniversary. If you’re set on Nordic ghost hunting, they say the date is June 23. Book your bed and breakfast early.

Mr. John Paul Radan Muller was the first Gibraltar point lighthouse keeper. Muller was murdered by two soldiers seeking his bootleg American whiskey. To add insult to injury, the soldiers dismembered Muller—and likely drank his whiskey. Some say Muller can still be seen heading up to the tower on nights when storms surround the island. Others claim they heard his moan or the sound of footsteps up the tower. If a visit yields no ghosts, be sure to take in the island’s other pleasures, including a park, beach, and superb view of the Toronto skyline.

The Chateau Laurier is by far the most infamously haunted hotel in Ottawa. But budget travelers in Canada may be more familiar with the ghosts of the Hi-Ottawa Hostel. A one-time jail, the converted hostel was the site of the hanging of Patrick James Whalen in 1869. Guests often claim this cheap travel spot is haunted by his presence. The hostel plays up its heritage, calling itself the Hi-Ottawa Jail Hostel on Facebook and offering up space online for guests to share otherworldly stories from their visits.

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